The Rise and Demise of Paper Money in Imperial China

Reflections on Richard von Glahn's Contributions to Song History, Chinese Economic History, and Global Monetary History

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One day book symposium.

Friday, October 9, 2026
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Bunche Hall 6275

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Schedule
Welcome: 9:00-9:15 am
Kevin Terraciano (chair, UCLA History Department)
Michael Berry (Director, UCLA Center for Chinese Studies)

Session 1: Perspectives from Song History (9:15-10:45 am)
Moderator: Ya Zuo (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Paul Smith (Haverford College)
Charles Hartman (University of Albany)

Coffee Break: 10:45-11:00 am

Session 2: Perspectives from Chinese Economic History (11:00 am-12:30 pm)
Moderator: Andrea S. Goldman (UCLA)
Ken Pomeranz (University of Chicago)
Matt Lowenstein (University of Florida)

Lunch: 12:30-2:00 pm

Session 3: Perspectives from Global Economic History (2:00-3:30 pm)
Moderator: Meng Zhang (UCLA)
Nuno Palma (University of Florida); Hanhui Guan (Peking University); Zhiyin Xu
(Capital University of Finance and Economics)
Jean-Laurent Rosenthal (California Institute of Technology)

Coffee Break: 3:30-3:45

Session 4: Responses (3:45-4:45)
Richard von Glahn (UCLA) and participants

Sponsor(s): Center for Chinese Studies